2007 Model: Mazda Mazdaspeed

Mazda’s line of high-performance models expands to include a Mazdaspeed3 variant, based on a Mazda3 4-door wagon, powered by a slightly detuned version of the turbocharged 2.3L I-4 driving the larger Mazdaspeed6.

Body Styles

Drive Configuration

Engines

Transmissions

What’s New for ’07

Like its larger sibling, the Mazdaspeed3 is powered by a turbocharged, direct-injection 2.3L I-4 that develops 263hp compared with 270 hp in the “6” and 244 hp in the CX-7 application.

A 6-speed manual gearbox is the only transmission offered.

Standard performance features include stability control and an antilock 4-wheel disc brake system that includes larger rotors reinforced calipers, electronic brakeforce distribution and emergency brake assist.

Special front strut-tower braces and rear suspension-mount reinforcements coupled with larger front and rear sway bars, stiffer springs and a lower ride height contribute to a 60% increase in roll stiffness for improved handling compared with a base Mazda3.

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